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after the chicken business went under, that was a big, big shift for him, and he was struggling
to find something else to do. I think he had learned,
at that point in time, that he wasn't gonna work
for somebody else. That wasn't really his personality. He needed to find something
that he could do on his own. I'd always wanted
to be a racing driver. I was 29 years old, and I said, "To hell with it,
I'm going out and do that." Racing came naturally to Shelby. In 1953, he raced nine times. He won five races and was second twice. Watch car number 20
take the curve on the inside and leave the others behind. That's Carroll Shelby, and that bit of driving
sends him to the front. My dad never made much money racing, and he knew that it was
the way it was gonna be
after the chicken business went under, that was a big, big shift for him, and he was struggling
to find something else to do. I think he had learned,
at that point in time, that he wasn't gonna work
for somebody else. That wasn't really his personality. He needed to find something
that he could do on his own. I'd always wanted
to be a racing driver. I was 29 years old, and I said, "To hell with it,
I'm going out and do that." Racing came naturally to Shelby. In 1953, he raced nine times. He won five races and was second twice. Watch car number 20
take the curve on the inside and leave the others behind. That's Carroll Shelby, and that bit of driving
sends him to the front. My dad never made much money racing, and he knew that it was
the way it was gonna be
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Particularly
after the chicken business went under,
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that was a big, big shift for him,
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and he was struggling
to find something else to do.
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I think he had learned,
at that point in time,
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that he wasn't gonna work
for somebody else.
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That wasn't really his personality.
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He needed to find something
that he could do on his own.
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I'd always wanted
to be a racing driver.
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I was 29 years old, and I said,
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"To hell with it,
I'm going out and do that."
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Racing came naturally to Shelby.
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In 1953, he raced nine times.
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He won five races and was second twice.
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Watch car number 20
take the curve on the inside
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and leave the others behind.
00:00:41.624 --> 00:00:43.375
That's Carroll Shelby,
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and that bit of driving
sends him to the front.
00:00:48.214 --> 00:00:50.966
My dad never made much money racing,
00:00:51.425 --> 00:00:53.551
and he knew that it was
the way it was gonna be.
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Movie Summary
The story of automotive icon Carroll Shelby who started as a chicken farmer and went on to become one of the winningest racing drivers in American motorsports, and the only man in history to win in Le Mans as a driver and a manufa...
